1. Alexandre Despatie is a 37-time Canadian senior diving champion and nine-time junior champion, and the most decorated male diver in Canadian history, winning two Olympic silver medals and reaching eight podiums at the world championships, including three gold medals.
Alexandre Despatie first came to public attention at the 1998 Commonwealth Games with an extremely impressive gold medal on the 10 metre platform.
Alexandre Despatie was only 13 years old at the time, and the achievement was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records 2000.
Alexandre Despatie won the silver medal at the world championships in 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan in the same event, and in 2003 won a gold medal at the World Diving Championships in Barcelona, Spain in the 10 metre platform.
Alexandre Despatie recorded 107.1 for his last dive, which set a new record.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Alexandre Despatie won the gold medal in the three-metre springboard event, followed by three gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Alexandre Despatie won with a world record score of 813.60 points, his "worst" dive being rated an average 8.5.
Alexandre Despatie's victory meant that he had won FINA World Titles on both springboard and platform.
Alexandre Despatie got 3 gold medals for Canada, in the 1 metre and 3 metre springboard, and 3 metre synchronized springboard dive.
Alexandre Despatie announced his retirement during a news conference in Montreal on June 4,2013.
In 2015, Alexandre Despatie left the show, and was replaced by Derek Fage.
In 2021, Alexandre Despatie appeared on Chanteurs masques, a Quebecois version of the popular TV show The Masked Singer.
Alexandre Despatie appeared as "Gateau" and placed 8th overall.
Alexandre Despatie is the 4th person evicted and lasts 29 days.
In 2018, Alexandre Despatie was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
Alexandre Despatie has held diving clinics which aim to give young divers lessons and valuable experience.
Alexandre Despatie played a small but important part of a diver who is the friend and confidant of a young female swimmer.
Quebec actress Louise Lapare coached Alexandre Despatie for his role and told a Montreal newspaper that the popular athlete was a "born actor".
Alexandre Despatie has since moved towards a career in broadcasting, joining the broadcast team for Canada's French-language television coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver during a brief break from training for the 2012 Games.
Alexandre Despatie co-anchored the coverage of the opening and closing ceremonies alongside legendary Quebec hockey commentators Richard Garneau and Pierre Houde, narrated numerous athlete profiles, and took viewers on a tour of Granville Island, where many francophone musicians performed during the Olympics.